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 10 He woos me for cake and pudding He wad fain be forward, if he wifh how He wad gar you trew that the moon is made of gree cheeie 330 Hens are aye free of horfe corn His auld brafs will buy a new pan His bark is waur than his bite His heart's in his hofe His room’s better than his company 335 His tongue's nae flander His tonga.’s no in it's pouch Hooly and fair far in a day Hunger is good kitchen Hungry dogs are blythe of burften puddings 340 Hungry ftewards wear mony fhoon I

I Bake nae bread by your fins I can scarce believe you, ye fpeak fae fair I canna affked you both tale and lugs I have gi’en a to break my ain head 345 I have another tow on my rock I have mair a difh to wafh I have tane the fhead frae mare I have baith my meat and my mense I hare feen mair than I have eaten 350 I ken by my dog wha milks my cow I'll gie you a meeting as Mungo gae his mither I’ll gar his ain garters tye up his ain hofe I'll gar hiss draw his bell to his I’ll never dirty the bonnet going to put on 355 I'll never lout sae laigh and his I like not to nmake a toil of pleasure I’m o’er auld a cat to draw a before I’m no every that wiftle on me I‘m no obliged to fummuer and winter  to you 360 a better fpeaker  than you may come to break egg in your pooch I never bargain I never {illegible}} bout gates qouth the wife, when harld her man o'er I never lo‘ed meat that crawed in my craigie I think mair of your kindness than worth I wanda fether you for your